Covid-19 Paralyzed a Teen Girl’s Vocal Cords, Doctors Say
A physical examination revealed that she had developed paralysis of both her vocal cords. There was certainly a temporal relationship between the development of covid and these new symptoms. One known trigger of vocal cord paralysis is neuropathy, or nerve damage. Image: PawelKacperek (Shutterstock) But the authors did findisolated casesof paralysis linked to mild covid-19 as well. Scientists are still trying to understand how covid-19 can cause neuropathy and other lingering complications....